Mine detail: American Mine

Previously called 'Bridgewater Mine'

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Location: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.61472, -74.61515
dep_id: 10081861
mrds_id: W044251
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite
gangue: Bornite, Chalcocite
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Brunswick
hrock_type: Shale
arock_type: Basalt
tectonic: Newark Rift Basin
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1776
yr_lst_prd: 1909
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1754
References:
  • WOODWARD, H.P., 1944, COPPER MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, NEW JERSEY, BULL. 5
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